| Lake Maloya | |
|---|---|
 Lake Maloya in 2018. | |
  Lake Maloya | |
| Location | Colfax County, New Mexico and Las Animas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 36°59′01″N 104°22′26″W / 36.98361°N 104.37389°W / 36.98361; -104.37389 |
| Type | reservoir |
| Surface elevation | 7,516 ft (2,291 m) |
Lake Maloya is a reservoir in Sugarite Canyon State Park on the New Mexico-Colorado State border, northeast of Raton, New Mexico. It is the main source of water for the city and its outlying areas. When full, the lake's surface has an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 meters).
Climate
| Climate data for Lake Maloya, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals: 7400ft (2256m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
75 (24) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
90 (32) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
82 (28) |
75 (24) |
70 (21) |
93 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) |
59.2 (15.1) |
66.6 (19.2) |
72.0 (22.2) |
79.3 (26.3) |
86.1 (30.1) |
86.5 (30.3) |
83.6 (28.7) |
80.6 (27.0) |
75.2 (24.0) |
65.9 (18.8) |
59.0 (15.0) |
87.5 (30.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) |
43.3 (6.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
66.2 (19.0) |
75.4 (24.1) |
78.2 (25.7) |
76.1 (24.5) |
70.5 (21.4) |
60.3 (15.7) |
49.5 (9.7) |
41.8 (5.4) |
59.2 (15.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
35.4 (1.9) |
41.6 (5.3) |
50.9 (10.5) |
59.7 (15.4) |
63.6 (17.6) |
62.2 (16.8) |
55.9 (13.3) |
45.5 (7.5) |
35.2 (1.8) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
44.3 (6.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.7 (−11.8) |
11.9 (−11.2) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
35.6 (2.0) |
44.0 (6.7) |
49.0 (9.4) |
48.2 (9.0) |
41.3 (5.2) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.2 (−22.9) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
1.2 (−17.1) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
43.0 (6.1) |
42.7 (5.9) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
3.1 (−16.1) |
−5.4 (−20.8) |
−12.8 (−24.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) |
−25 (−32) |
−19 (−28) |
−6 (−21) |
16 (−9) |
25 (−4) |
33 (1) |
34 (1) |
18 (−8) |
−6 (−21) |
−17 (−27) |
−20 (−29) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.86 (22) |
0.87 (22) |
1.80 (46) |
2.01 (51) |
2.02 (51) |
2.02 (51) |
3.44 (87) |
2.95 (75) |
1.92 (49) |
1.57 (40) |
1.06 (27) |
0.93 (24) |
21.45 (545) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.40 (34.0) |
13.00 (33.0) |
18.30 (46.5) |
11.00 (27.9) |
1.60 (4.1) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.20 (0.51) |
5.20 (13.2) |
11.00 (27.9) |
15.60 (39.6) |
89.3 (226.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 84.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 30.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
References
- "Lake Maloya". sangres.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- "Lake Maloya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Lake Maloya, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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